homoeopathy is a system of medical treatment promulgated by dr. christian friedrich samuel hahnemann, a german physician.

homoeopathy= homoeos similar + patho suffering

the recognition of law underlying cure is of ancient origin. no one knows when the first recognition of this law crept into use, but ancient hindu manuscripts recorded its application. from time to time all through the medical history this hypothesis was enunciated or demonstrated in greater or lesser degree.hahnemann, by his fine observation and the inductive method of reasoning ,became convinced of this law of cure (similia similibus curantur). he embraced it and declared it to be universal, a basic law of therapeutics. from a crude law of nature it became an applied principle of a system of healing. according to this system, thechoice of the medicine is fundamentally based on the principle that the medicine must have the capabili!y of producing most similar symptoms of the disease to be cured in healthy persons. the therapeutic law of homoeopathy as follows: "a weaker dynamic affection is permanently extinguished in the living organism by a stronger one, if the latter (whilst differing in kind) is very similar to the former in its manifestations,

slogan of homoeopathy similia similibus curantar means lets like to be treated by like
Every science has certain basic guiding principles. Homoeopathy as a science of medical treatment has a philosophy of its own and its therapeutics is based on certain fundamental principles which are quite distinct and different from those of other schools of medical science. These fundamental principles were discussed by Hahnemann in different sections of his Organon of Medicine and Philosophy. They are as follows: 1. Law of Similia 2. Law of Simplex 3. Law of Minimum 4. Doctrine of Drug proving 5. Theory of Chronic disease 6. Theory of Vital force 7. Doctrine of Drug-dynamization

Homoeopathy is the only system of therapeutic where the drug and disease relationship are similar. Homoepathic medicines are proved on healthy human beings to ascertain their curative power. Homoepathy provides rapid gentle and permanent

cure without any side effect. It is based on a fixed scientific natural law similia similibus curantur. Homoepathy is based on individualization and treats the patient as a whole, not the name of disease. It provides definite results in any disease condition. If applied properly can treat certain so called surgical diseases. Homoeopathic medicines are easy to administer. Homoepathic treatment is more economical than all other systems of medicines.